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Favored Penn also swallowed a bitter bill earlier this season, coming out on the short end of a 14-10 score; the Quakers then went on to upend Brown. After a little bit of deductive reasoning, it's pretty apparent that Columbia should be the hands down favorite...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: The Lion Legacy | 11/13/1976 | See Source »

Bruin coach Jim Dougherty had some wise words about Harvard's chances this season saying, "Yes, I agree Columbia is the team to beat in the league, but Harvard still has a good chance to upend them...

Author: By Andrew P. Corty, | Title: Netmen Show Depth by Topping Brown | 4/18/1973 | See Source »

Paced by 20-point performances by Phil Hankinson, Ron Haigler and John Beecroft, Ivy champion Pennsylvania broke open a tight game midway through the second half to upend the Crimson cagers, 86-75, at the Palestra last night...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake, | Title: Penn Rallies to Beat Harvard, 86-75 | 3/3/1973 | See Source »

...this time the stars were not in Harvard's favor and Weiss, falling quickly behind 3-0, was not able to repeat his first-round comeback performance. Weiss lost the bout, 5-1, and Harvard once again was frustrated in its bid to upend the Ivy champs...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Fencers Scare Lions, But Lose, 14-13 | 2/21/1973 | See Source »

Christmas is traditionally a time when the movie studios upend their cornucopias, spewing out many of their major films in the hope of capitalizing on all the good cheer ∧and spare time. Once this meant primarily "family films," light comedies and musicals. Nowadays, such things appear mainly in the continuing fad for nostalgia, as exemplified by Ken Russell's new version of The Boyfriend. For the rest, a striking number of film producers arc celebrating Christmas with a new wave of violence and bloodshed. Among the entries: Macbeth, Roman Polanski's first film since Rosemary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Season's Greetings: Bang! | 12/20/1971 | See Source »

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